Two people have been charged over an assault that had left a man in a serious condition in hospital last night.

A man, 27 years old, and a 22-year-old woman have been charged by gardai in Rathmines, Dublin over the incident at Charlston Road/Oakley Road junction in Ranelagh in the capital at 5.30am on Saturday night.

A 32-year-old man suffered injuries and had to be brought to St Vincent's Hospital in south Dublin, where he was released this morning.

Gardai arrested the man and woman a short distance from the scene and they were detained at Rathmines and Terenure Garda Stations under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

They both remain in Garda custody and are due to appear before Court 3 Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ) on Monday, July 7, at 10.30am.